Voting in all 40 seats in Goa and 55 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh in the second phase of the state elections has begun, media reports said. A total of 301 candidates are in the fray from

40 Assembly seats in the coastal state of Goa, with over 11 lakh voters, while in Uttarakhand, which has an electorate of 81 lakh, 632 candidates, including 152 independents, are contesting

from 70 seats. An average voter turnout of 23.03 per cent was recorded till 11 am on Monday in Uttar Pradesh, where polling is underway in 55 assembly seats spread across nine districts,

reported Financial Express. This is the second phase of the assembly elections in the state.